Rob Kaplan in the News
2021
2020
- Marketplace: Dallas Fed president on the mood in the Fed’s Zoom room
- Wall Street Journal: Fed’s Kaplan Says It Will Be Time to Taper Bond Buying When Economy Is Clearly Recovering
- New York Times: A Trump Fed Pick Squeaks Through Senate Confirmation
- Reuters: Fed's Kaplan says bracing for difficult months ahead
- CNBC: Dallas Fed’s Kaplan says next three to six months will be challenging, but long-term growth is strong
- Reuters: Fed's Kaplan says economy could shrink as virus surges
- Wall Street Journal: Two Fed Officials Voice Concern on Economy as Virus Cases Surge
- Bloomberg: Fed’s Kaplan on Negative Growth, Emergency Programs, Workforce
- KRLD-AM CEO Spotlight with David Johnson: Robert S. Kaplan, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
- Wall Street Journal: Fed’s Kaplan Says Economy Likely Needs More Targeted Aid
- Bloomberg: Fed's Kaplan Says Covid Resurgence Jeopardizes Next Two Quarters
- Bloomberg: Fed’s Kaplan Says Virus Surge Threatens Next Two Quarters
- Reuters: Fed's Kaplan says resurgence of virus could lead to more shutdowns
- Reuters: Fed's Kaplan concerned about next six months as virus surges
- Reuters: Fed's Kaplan says disadvantaged Americans need help getting back to work
- Bloomberg: Fed's Robert Kaplan on U.S. Recovery, Bond Buying
- Wall Street Journal: Transcript: WSJ in Conversation With Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan
- Wall Street Journal: Dallas Fed’s Kaplan Lays Out Path for Additional Federal Reserve Aid, If Needed
- Reuters: Fed's Kaplan says he wants to be careful about further QE
- CNBC: Dallas Fed’s Kaplan worried that rates at zero will push investors out on risk curve
- Wall Street Journal: Fed’s Low-Rate Strategy Confronts Concerns over Bubbles
- Reuters: Fed's Kaplan sees costs to pinning rates at zero
- Bloomberg: Fed's Kaplan Says Markets Have Clarity on Fed’s Policy Path
- Bloomberg: Policymakers Should Have Freedom to Lift Rates, Fed's Kaplan Says
- New York Times: Why the U.S. Risks Repeating 2009’s Economic Stimulus Mistakes
- Wall Street Journal: Transcript of Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan interview
- Reuters: New zero-rate vow has Fed's Kaplan worried on market excesses
- Wall Street Journal: Fed’s Kaplan Worries New Fed Rate Guidance Ties Policy Makers' Hands
- Bloomberg: Fed's Kaplan Says Fed Needs to Stay Accomodative
- Bloomberg: Dallas Fed's Kaplan on policy shift, guidance, pandemic
- CNBC: Dallas Fed president Kaplan on path of monetary policy
- KRLD-AM CEO Spotlight with David Johnson: Robert S. Kaplan, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
- Bloomberg: Fed’s Kaplan says we have to learn to live with COVID-19
- The Wall Street Journal: Fed’s Kaplan Open to Overshooting Inflation Target to Provide More Support
- The Washington Post: Mask-wearing, embraced by economists as key to the recovery, proves politically tricky for the Fed
- CNBC: Fed’s Kaplan says the U.S. economy will see above-trend growth in 2021
- Fox Business: If we all wore a mask the economy would grow faster: Dallas Fed president
- Houston Chronicle: Health protocols, racial equity are the stimulus the economy needs, Dallas Fed’s Kaplan says
- Marketplace: Fed's Kaplan: A Connection Between Racism and the Economy
- Bloomberg: Fed’s Kaplan: U.S. Recovery Faces Upside, Downside Risks
- Bloomberg: Fed’s Kaplan Says He's Skeptical of Yield-Curve Control
- CBS News: Dallas Fed president sees high unemployment rate through end of the year
- Wall Street Journal: Fed's Kaplan Says Strong Virus-Testing Regime Will Be Needed to Boost Confidence, Hasten Decline in Unemployment
- Wall Street Journal: Federal Reserve Ramps Up Deliberations on Asset Purchases, Rate Guidance
- Reuters: Fed's Kaplan says U.S. economy has bottomed, ties rebound to testing
- Reuters: Fed's Kaplan sees global oil glut lasting well into 2021
- NPR: Record Corporate Debt Is Helping Push Iconic Companies Into Bankruptcy
- Financial Times: Trust and testing — Fed chiefs are going out in masks to gauge public fear as part of their jobs. That’s a unique situation.
- Bloomberg: Fed's Kaplan on Economic Recovery, Virus Testing, Oil Well Shut-ins
- Reuters: Want a fast recovery? Invest in tests, Fed's Kaplan says
- Yahoo Finance: We think the unemployment rate could get as high as 20% at its peak: Dallas Fed President
- Fox Business: Fed's Kaplan Says Unemployment Rate Likely to Reach 20%
- Bloomberg: Fed's Kaplan on Virus Pandemic's Impact on Economy, Oil Industry
- Reuters: Fed's Kaplan sees U.S. growth returning in second half, but consumers staying cautious
- Wall Street Journal: Fed’s Kaplan Says Consumer Response to ‘Body Blow’ Will Determine Pace of U.S. Recovery
- CNBC: Dallas Fed president: Expect a severe economic contraction in the second quarter
- KRLD CEO Spotlight: Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan
- Marketplace: Dallas Fed president calls policies relief, rather than stimulus
- Bloomberg: Fed's Kaplan Says the U.S. Economy Will Come Out of Downturn Strong
- Bloomberg: Fed's Kaplan Discusses Coronavirus Impact on Monetary Policy, Economy
- Reuters: Fed's Kaplan says wise to act 'boldly' on monetary policy in face of threats
- Wall Street Journal: Fed’s Kaplan Defends Rate Cut, but Won’t Predict Outcome of March Meeting
- Fox Business: Kaplan discusses the economic impact of the coronavirus on 'Maria Bartiromo's Wall Street'
- New York Times: Why a Top Trump Aide Said ‘We Are Desperate’ for More Immigrants
- Wall Street Journal: Fed’s Kaplan: Unclear Right Now Coronavirus Calls for Rate Change
- New York Times: Fed Official Says Coronavirus Economic Fallout ‘Could Spill Over’
- CNBC: US oil industry expected to cut spending by 10-15% and restructure, Dallas Fed says
- MarketWatch: Expect a year of ‘general belt-tightening’ for the energy sector, says Fed’s Kaplan
- CNBC: Federal Reserve’s Robert Kaplan sees no changes in interest rates this year
- Reuters: Fed's Kaplan sees U.S. rates 'roughly' right, risk from virus
- Houston Chronicle: Dallas Fed President: As economy slows, Texas needs new strategies
- Houston Chronicle: Fed’s Robert Kaplan: Coronavirus should not cause Fed to cut rates yet
- Bloomberg: Fed Fuels Rise in Assets Via ‘Derivative’ of QE, Kaplan Says
- Reuters: Fed's Kaplan says immigration, trade are opportunities for faster growth
- Reuters: Fed's Kaplan: Officials should be mindful of financial risk as they increase balance sheet
- Bloomberg: Fed's Kaplan on Global Economy, Balance Sheet Concerns and Inflation
- Marketplace: For Dallas Fed president, the phase one deal is “stabilization”
- Reuters: Fed's Kaplan says rates 'appropriate,' flags balance sheet concern
- CNBC: Interview with Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan
2019
- Bloomberg: Fed’s Kaplan: Inflation Will Be Muted For Some Time
- Wall Street Journal: Interview with Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan
- Watch CNBC’s full interview with Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan
- Fox Business: Consumer is ‘key’ to this strong economy: Head of Dallas Fed
- Fox Business: U.S. economy should ‘have a solid year of growth in 2020’: Dallas Fed President
- KRLD CEO Spotlight: Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan
- KERA: Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan on Recent Rate Cuts
- Houston Chronicle: Still an ‘Act of God?’ Climate change increasingly seen as risk to business, economy
- TASB Talks: Robert S. Kaplan, Live from txEDCON19
- Bloomberg: Fed's Kaplan on Rate Cuts, Yield Curve, Trade Uncertainty
- International Economic Forum of the Americas: Rob Kaplan on Monetary Policy in Today's Global Economy
- Marketplace: Dallas Fed president weighs in on recession fears, the yield curve, and why having a thick skin is part of the job
- Wall Street Journal: Central Bankers Worry About Trump’s Tactics to Reorder Global Trade
- Financial Times: Central bankers rethink everything at Jackson Hole
- Bloomberg: Dallas Fed's Kaplan Says If There's a Slowdown It's Not Being Caused by Monetary Policy
- Bloomberg: Kaplan—Fed Needs 'Tactical' Policy Adjustment, Sees No Rate-Cut Cycle
- Wall Street Journal: Kaplan—Risks From Global Growth, Trade Uncertainty Could Mean Rate Cut
- CNBC: Dallas Fed’s Kaplan says he’d like to avoid cutting rates again in September, but has ‘open mind’
- New York Times: How Politics Constrain the Federal Reserve and Other Economists
- Wall Street Journal: Interview With Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan
- Washington Post: Dallas Fed President Kaplan signals he’s open to a rate cut—but just one
- New York Times: Trump’s Policies, Not His Heckling, May Force Fed to Cut Rates
- Fed's Robert Kaplan: There Is a Lot of Global Uncertainty
- Fed's Kaplan on Rate Cut Patience, Mexico Tariffs, Policy
- Rob Kaplan on Fox Business News: U.S. Economy to Grow at a Solid 2.25-2.50 Percent Rate This Year
- Rob Kaplan on Bloomberg: Trade Uncertainty Not Yet Having Material Impact on U.S. GDP
- Rob Kaplan on Bloomberg: Don't Have Bias Toward Next Rate Move Being Up or Down
- Rob Kaplan on Bloomberg: Risky Debt Could Be Burden on Economy in a Downturn
- Rob Kaplan on CNBC: Strong Jobs Number Consistent with Solid Growth
- Dallas Fed's Kaplan on Monetary Policy and Global Economy
- U.S. is not immune to slowing global growth: Fed's Robert Kaplan
- Fox Business Interview with Robert Kaplan
- Bloomberg TV Interview with Robert Kaplan
2018
- CNBC Interview with Robert Kaplan
- Global growth is decelerating: Fed's Robert Kaplan
- Fed's Robert Kaplan on oil outlook
- Fed's job is to analyze the economy in an apolitical way: Robert Kaplan
- Robert Kaplan on the FOMC, the Dallas Fed, and Lessons from the Great Recession
- Dallas Fed's Kaplan on Hurricane Florence's economic impact
- U.S. can improve GPD with training
- U.S. fiscal stimulus will begin to fade in 2019
- ‘Strong’ jobs report reinforces future rate hikes: Dallas Fed’s Kaplan
- China trade issues may take an ‘extended’ period to resolve: Fed’s Kaplan
- Fed's Kaplan on Neutral Rates, Trade Tariffs, Concerns
- Fed's Kaplan: We'll continue to do our job 'without regard to political considerations'
- Kaplan Says Fed Should Gradually Move to Neutral Stance
- Fed's Kaplan: Don't want to run persistently above 2% target
- We're gonna have a good year in '18: Dallas Fed's Kaplan
- On Fox Business: Kaplan Discusses Outlook for U.S. Growth
- Fed's Kaplan Says Trade Issues with China Won't Resolve Soon
- Fed's Kaplan: Rate hikes are necessary as the US nears full employment
- For Dallas Fed president, sustaining long-term growth will take more than tax cuts
- Fed's Kaplan Says U.S. Is `Long Way' From Yield-Curve
- Fed's Kaplan: We've Marked Up Our GDP Forecast to 2.5–2.75% in 2018
2017
- Fed's Kaplan Warns Inverted Yield Curve Would Limit Flexibility
- On CNBC: Stock market 'excesses' pose potential threat to economy
- On Fox Business: Kaplan discusses economy, employment
- On CNBC: Rob Kaplan discusses economy, monetary policy
- Rob Kaplan talks inflation, immigration with CNBC
- 10 Questions for Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan
- Podcast: Dallas Fed Chief Kaplan: U.S. Must Address Workforce Skills Gap
- On Bloomberg TV: Fed's Robert Kaplan on Mexico, Inflation, Employment
- In Big Think Video, Rob Kaplan Discusses Impact of Technology-Enabled Disruption
- Council on Foreign Relations: A Conversation with Robert Kaplan
- Rob Kaplan on Bloomberg View: America Has to Close the Workforce Skills Gap
- Fed's Kaplan: Taking Steps to Remove Accommodation
- Fed's Kaplan: I look at policies that grow workforce or improve...
- Fed's Kaplan: First Half of 2017 Will Be Strong
2016
- Fed's Kaplan Speaks: Economy, Monetary Policy, China
- Fed’s Amy Jordan on Rising Home Prices in North Texas
- Kaplan: Market Changes Shouldn’t Drive Policy
- Why You Need to Know Robert Steven Kaplan
- Fed's Kaplan on Policy Accommodation and Trade
- Curb Your Enthusiasm: Keeping an Eye on Home Prices
- Game of Homes: The Supply-Demand Struggle
- Dallas Fed president urges caution in raising interest rates
- Fed's Kaplan sees gradual rate hike appropriate
- Dallas Fed reports affordable housing needed in Texas
- Dallas Fed: Texas Economy Should Pick Up In Second Half of 2016
- Dallas Fed chief sees more energy mergers, bankruptcies this year
- Fed's Kaplan urges patience in raising rates, points to global risks
- President Kaplan Interviewed on Bloomberg TV
- Fed’s Kaplan Says Central Bank Should Aim to Remove Accommodation Gradually
- Kaplan says more agreement than not among Fed policymakers
- President and CEO of Dallas Fed Reserve Bank Speaks in Houston
- Why D-FW could become the business capital of NAFTA
- Energy woes ease, but U.S. election, Brexit vote temper region’s growth
- Fed’s Kaplan Says Central Bank Should Aim to Remove Accommodation Gradually (July 14)
- Kaplan says more agreement than not among Fed policymakers (July 14)
- President and CEO of Dallas Fed Reserve Bank Speaks in Houston (July 14)
- Why D-FW could become the business capital of NAFTA (July 8)
- Energy woes ease, but U.S. election, Brexit vote temper region’s growth (July 13)
- Survey: Outlook improving for US Eleventh District oil, gas firms (June 29)
- Oil Industry Execs Feeling More Optimistic, Fed Survey Shows (June 29)
- Fed’s Kaplan Sees Spillovers as Most Significant Brexit Fallout (June 30)
- Fed's Kaplan More Patient on Rate Hikes, Watching UK Vote (June 23)
- A Quick Trip to the Oil Patch Shows Energy-Related Losses Rising (June 20)
- Are Crude Oil Prices High Enough for New Drilling? Dallas Fed Has Some Answers (June 20)
- Texas Job Growth Stagnates in May, Adds Just 200 Jobs Across State (June 17)
- Latinos See a Bright Economic Future in Pew Study; Here's Why That’s Good for Texas (June 8)
- Q&A: Dallas Fed’s Kaplan on Income Inequality (June 8)
- Dallas Fed President Likely to Support Summer Interest-Rate Increase (June 3)
- Fed's Kaplan Says U.S. 'Pretty Darn Close' to Fully Employed(June 2)
- Dallas Fed: Diverse Regional Economy Shakes Off Energy Doldrums (June 1)
- Dallas Fed: Texas Service Sector Nervous About New Federal Overtime Pay Rules (June 1)
- What's Next For North Texas Housing Market; Why Middle Class Is Shrinking (June 1)
- Cheap Gas for the Holiday, but Its Days Are Numbered (May 26)
- Dallas Fed President calls for greater investment in education (May 25)
- No Recession for Texas, Economist Says (May 24)
- The Economics of Immigration (May 11)
